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férence, and the prospects of find DRAMATIC Ang a formula which would meet with the acceptance of both sides became brighter than at any time during the last few months of this intensifled struggle. The stupid- ity of the minecwners, which Mr.

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MEDLEY, mit suleide with him. In Item: 8 of the "Medley" he is a burglar, alternately crafty and brutal He has a natural gift for acting-if the mantle of the fampus. Sinclair has not exactly fallen on his

HONG KONG A.D.C. SCORE: AGAIN,

Baldwin has denounced in Parlia-EFFORT TO SUIT ALL TASTES. shoulders it le true to say that he

[By An Old Playgoer.]

has done more than any individual in Hong Kong to carry the torch that Sinclair held in his hand,

ment, and the combined follies of Messrs. A. J. Cook and Herbert Smith, whom Mr. Garvin has This is cricket week," The for so long. brilliantly called "those twins of batsmen representing the Colony Mr. Lucey has earned our grati- calamity are largely responsible, may or may not pile up the score.tude. He has great courage for for a state of affairs which has but the Hong Kong A.D.C. are still he does try to keep up the stand- niready cost the country at least not out" and are in very goodard of A.DC work. Most of us. £300,000,000 and will cost it more form.

say that we want to be amused at than we can tell in the loss of

"A Matter of Time."

On Saturday night four pieces the theatre. Mr, Lucey wants to foreign markets in the future. were presented, It was fairly ob-Ido more for us than that. The Government itself is vulper-vious that the mbat "popular" He carried the items 2 and $ able to the accusation that by in- part of the programme was "The on Saturday night on his own nction it has let the dispute go Man With the Bowler Hat" which shoulders. He was fortunate towards the worst conceivable 90-came last of all. We all know Mr. enough to have Madeleine Cham- lution-a dictated peace, sullenly Hannibal so well that we can be berlain and Mrs. Chater to act up accepted by the vanquished.certain of a good laugh if his to him. The star of the evening Whatever the outcome of the name is on the programme. Awas Madeleine. Lucey was at his present negotiations, the, Miners' "jolly" as well as "a good fellow," best as the burglar? The weak Federation will have received a the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer brother was perhaps not weak shattering blow as the result of of the local A.D.C, has a sense of enough towards the end. the prolonging of the dispute humour as valuable to "a good The Burglar and the Girl. Messrs. Cook and Smith may reap mixer as his business acumen ia

Why did we guess what would the discredit they have richly valuable to himself in his com- happen at the end before we were earned, bat at the same time pro-mercial life. Perhaps it is his half way through this item 3? If paganda for nationalisation of delightful sense of humour that only we had not guessed it, what the coal industry will have receiv-enables Mr. Hannibal to succeed a thrill we should have had! Is ed a powerful impetus and the in. whatever he attempts. Any-was just one of those tiny alips ability of the Government to bring how, he put it across, the foot-that make all the difference. Mrs. about the reorganisation of the lights" on Saturday night.. Chater is no inexperienced actress. One result of this is that the industry may have evaporated.

For ninety-nine per cent, of the fve papers are placed on a strict. The future of the coal industry

at Home' is a matter which de- At about 9.80 p.m. the curtain work, she deserves full marks. ly even footing when it comes to perdis on issues deeper than those rose and we are introduced to She just lost that odd mark be getting news from a Government which have been made the sub- "Jack" and Jimmy" who discuss cause she gave the show away too has been woman punctuality and marriage early. She offered everyone the department-enterprise, initia- ject of a dispute, that

prolonged beyond all reason.

Mesars, Brownjohn and Thomson hint and the burglar was the only tive. friendly rivalry all come to

speak up well and do all that is one that missed it! nought in the face of official

required of them to convince usi Mr. Lucey and Mrs. Chater had! unimaginativeness. That is bad

that they are modern young men the stage to themselves and they They enough, but it affects the news-

CORRESPONDENCE. hankering after the great adven. really did entertain us.

ture of matrimony. "Ethel is were first class in a most exacting papers only. More

serious is the

attractive enough to make most episode. We like excitement in a fact that the public is, being

men willing to wait hours for the theatre-it is actually more popu

or a few lar than farce if it manages to thwarted in large measure of its

[To the Editor of the "Chins Mall Privilege of a smile,

grip the audiences The two words. right to know exactly how its Sir.-The crisis of June 1924

She charmingly reminds the in this piece did really win out. money is being spent, owing to the and subsequent months cannot but sterner sex that "man proposes Although item 4 will be voted the Glibertian situations which are Have afforded proof positive that woman changes her mind." She beat of the "Medley by most the outcome of the regulations.

the maintenance of an efficient is only on the stage for a few people, on the whole item & was volunteer corps is an essential to seconds-hardly time enough to really the most entertaining of the lot. And yet item 2 demand- One of these situations arose the well-being of this Colony. thoroughly appreciate her smar when a "China Mail representat- Without casting any reflection clothes but she is just Miss 1926 ed more of those who took part in ive, having heard casually as upon the work of the battalion of to the last word. Mrs. Bloxham it. However, the laurels go to

regulars then on garrison duty always takes well with an audi-Mr. Lucey. one does in Hong Kong-that aihere and whilst refraining from ence. She put all of us in a good

That Bowler Hat, certain new work had been put in any, observations with regard to humour in that amusing curtain. The moment "Billy" Logan. slipped on the stage and sat in an hand, called to see the head of one the Colonial Government consi-

the meagre sum of $64,000 which raiser.

armchair with his hat on we said: "The First and the Last." of the sub-departments of the ders sufficient for ita mainten-

John Galsworty has a great re-"That's the man in the bowler P.W.D. for details. This gentle-ance, it may be said at once, putation both as a dramatist and hat." There was no need to look man, while admitting that he had and without fear of contradiction, an author, This little bit of drama at the programme, it was ac very THOMSON--On November & at the the details at his finger ends, live factor in the preservation of her opportunity and she took it secured the well known local that the Volunteers were a very gave Miss Madeleine Chamberlain obvious that the A.D.C. had home of her parents, 61 Grande could only refer the reporter to peace and order during those She was very convincing in the sportsman for the name part. It

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Oscar Thomson of the Canton Hospital Canton. (Shanghai. papers please copy.)

Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 15, 1926.

WAYS THAT ARE DARKLY OFFICIAL.

The Government appears to be

sion.

wrong.

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VOLUNTEERING,

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see him

rather

Allee, Quebec Canada. Ethel Ramsey, beloved wife Dr. J the Press table. Need it be said troublous times.

difficult part of a not quite nice as just a delight to that the Press table was as bleak certain of our leading tipans" have shown talent in other A.D.C. doing just the sort of thing that Now, Sir, I understand that ady. The two men, both of whom watching his old friend Hannibal as it had been ever since it was have only very recently given an productions were good, but, Hannibal does so well. set apart for the reporters? undertaking to the Volunteer Well, to be quite frank Gals. Hannibal and Fay Grossman

Advisory Committee not to put worthy is at times irritating. You were supposed to be a The next chapter in the comedy any obstacle in the way of their want to see a piece like this more "stodgy married couple.. al- was for the reporter to question employee's attendance at the an- than once to appreciate fully, the though the lady was far too at an official in close touch with the nual volunteer camp. Why, there people who portray these difficult tractive to make us believe that head of the P.W.D. himself. This fore, are we told by the Press parts: Galsworthy has, of course, she would settle down to the sort that only mere handfuls are turn- genius, but he is difficult. He domesticity we saw at the be- gentleman explained that the heading up at Fanling? There must rather overdoes all this business ginning of the farce. of the sub-department was quite be something radically wrong about the cruel, cruel world and Like all such farces it depends

somewhere. under the impression that in right in reading the new regula-

There can be few man's injustice to man, etc. There for success upon the personalities firms who cannot spare a man on is cruelty and vice and sorrow and of the two or three chief people in formation need only be given to tions as he had done, but as a one Saturday morning during the meanness in almost every part of it, Hannibal is always most amus- the local newspapers as a tonces-"concession" the reporter would year, thus enabling a volunteer to the world even in Hong Kong, ing-the delightful thing is that That view is entirely now be given the information he leave for camp on Friday evening out things are not really so bad he so obviously enjoys himself as Galsworthy makes out. Nor while he is entertaining others. The newspapers repre sought-but not by the man who and get the benefit of a full day's

training on the Saturday.

are people quite happy when they There was once a popular song: sent the public, and in that capa-had the details at his finger ends.

From enquiries made, it would

are shown everything contempti- "Is everybody happy sure we Oh dear, no! The information appear as though many "taipans"ble in human nature. city can demand as a right any

are; then make your neighbours

information the public is entitled.

come from yet another are very reticent in the granting: Two brothers and a loose woman happy too." Hannibal always re-

of leave with the result that a to know. When a reporter walks official. This gentleman admitted man probably finds his way to One of the brothers is a success-

provide all the entertainment, minds us of that song,

The other people were recog into a Government office, the tax- he was quite out of touch with football match on the Saturday ful lawyer with high hopes of benisable despite the disguises. payers of the Colony walk in with the whole subject, and indeed he afternoon and then does not con- coming a judge. Mr. Nihil tried Charles was ready to "give" "in him. The Government appears to was, for he had to search through Fanling in the evening.

sider it worth while to go out to hard to make this part convincing. ell" and spoke up like a man. Reynolds was the villain you. In "Saint Joan" Mr. Nihill was a have forgotten this, for new rea bulky file, for even the barest whole point centres round the fact great success. He is one of the must have a tall dark man for a

details!

that it would be these "taipans" gulations have been issued

What if a mistake was made should another crisis come. Why,

who would be the first to shout most talented mer in Hong Kong Villain. Southam was the hero handicaps imposing serious

with a deservedly fine reputation he agonised when Charles tortur- recently by a newspaper? What therefore, do they not do their ut for A.D.C. or any other sort of ed him. Mrs. Bloxham made up

work.

for all that to him--she was the On Saturday night he Is most towards the efficiency of the somehow or

heroine. other just did not H.K.V.D.C.?

Conclusions. [altogether convince. A huge no- Jerk 'em up, Sir.

tice-a confession of murder— The girl in the drama said more was pinned in a most conspicuous than once:""What a pitee." We place on a couch but although he said it more than once as we saw touched it and circled round it. he some empty seats. Hong Kong apparently did not

see it may be hard up, but Monday is but picked a tiny object often much more in evidence than [off the floor. Of

on Saturday night!

It, is indeed, a reflection upon he always acts well and his alocu-the general education of the com tion is splendid but this time, he

must

if the mistake.was serious? that any reason why the Govern-

on the gathering of news from Government departments."

Whether these regulatione are the outcome of a recent incidentment should now treat the news. when a confidential document got papers in this childish manner, into print or whether they are why it should grudge the public merely a piece of Bumbledom, is the information taxpayers the not certain -- the point hardly world over have the right to re- matters, anyhow, because the regceive, and why it should treat the ulations

are as little defensible responsible officials of its own de on the first ground as they are on partments as mere ciphers, lack- the second. To penalise fouring the discretion of children or papers for the mistake of one, to the dignity of office boys! say the least, is extremely unfair; The time has come when the

CIVIS BRITTANICUS SUM, Hong Kong, Nov. 14, 1928,

OBITUARY.

MRS. J. OSCAR- THOMSON.

The

course

.

just disappointed us. "Perhaps munity that the house was not. the real fault is with Galsworthy Crowded. It is the duty of every or maybe it was the local atmos-citizen that claims to be educated phers. It is a very difficult part to support art such as the A.D.C.

an unpopular job. Mr. Nihill is give us.

Some of us will attend more

and to apply regulations inspired Government must realize that Dr. JOscar Thomson of the Can.clever on the stage. No one else than once or twice. We sincerely

in Hong Kong could have done the

News has been received of the death in Quebec, Capada, of Mrs. Ethel Ramsey Thomson, the wife by one specific incident to every neither the Press nor the public ton Hospital, Canton.

Mrs. Thomson was well known in work better. This brother is the hope that every reader of "The department in a general, arbitis content any longer to wait for Hong Kong, Cantou and Shanghai: strong successful selfish man in China Mail" will see this "Drama rary manner is to show a spirita Budget speech and a Budget de- Much sympathy will go out to the the end he lets. an innocent. It is well worth the money,

tic Medley." It is a good show and that would be childish were it not bate once a year for information bereaved. Mrs. Thomson died on hang rather than injure his own

Mesars: Lucey, Hannibal and November 8 at the home, of har prospects. Any jury investigat- 80 exasperating.

as to bow the Colony's money is The public can judge for itself being laid out. Therefore, the parents, No. 61, Grande Allee, Ing the deaths of the "weak" Nihill and Mrs. Chater and Miss brother and his, paramour would Chamberlain have spent many just how futile and annoying the new regulations, serving only to

elicit quite enough evidence to long hours in the laudable offort make the "strong" man get all the to entertain us. All of the others new regulations are. Instructions cause delay and exasperation and

scandal he so dreaded.

have given up much time for re- have been circulated to the Heads

to throw fresh burdens on over- worked officials, must be swept

Quebec.

JAVA REVOLT.

Batavia, Nov, 18.

In a way thie drama was the Phearsals, etc., including those be most ambitious effort that the yond the scenes such as Mr. of Government departinents that into the wastepaper basket, for it Several. Isolated officials were A.D.C. have made for years. The Cornell. Hong Kong muct encour- all information for the Press in is only there that they will cease murdered during a widespread three characters were very, very that they have done well. We age them. We can assure them future is to be placed on a table to bait the Press, insult the public night in various parts of West astonishing that local talent was full for all the other performances.

Communist revolt during the difficult to portray and it is

want to see the theatre packed in each office, and the Press is to and make the Government look Java, but quiet was quickly re- available. It was really a triumph receive only such information as ridiculous.

it finds on that table. Possibly those may not be the exact terms

Coal Strike Folly.

of the order, but that is the way

the China Mail has found the order being interpreted.

stored,

for the dauntless, three The railway lines and tele Mr. Lucey is very versatile. In {grapha' received minor damage. Item 2 of the "Medley" he was the Several police barracks were at underdor, the weak brother, the Hopes of a coal settlement rose tacked by the mobs, and police "waster who inspires the emo- ported from Hankow that the postal with the change of attitude on the reinforcements were rushed to tional paramour with affection so workers returned to duty to-day.” part of the miners' delegate con- various points.Reuter,

deep that the consents to com-Renter.

Shanghai, November 14-It is re-